Learning about community helpers is always engaging for my kindergarteners. There are so many great community helper books you can read to your class. My…

Kids love animals! Writing animal reports is such a motivating way to practice informational writing in kindergarten and 1st-grade. You may be thinking, aren’t they…

I have been teaching about the rainforest for a long time. Over the years, I have done a variety of rainforest activities with my class.…

In kindergarten, one of the first types of writing activities we do is labeling. Using labels can be used to help expand student writing. Labels…

Do you have mini figurines laying around? If you do, you can use them to inspire ideas for writing. Over the years my son played…

If you have ever given a student popsicle sticks to play with, you know that they are easily entertained by them. Students can find so…